Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 1 May 2025

Meeting time: 09.17 - 12.12
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15110


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Tom Giffard MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Professor Tom Crosby, Welsh Government

Iain Hardcastle, Welsh Government

Nick Wood, Welsh Government

Dr Keith Reid, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Adrian Crompton (Auditor General for Wales)

Matthew Mortlock (Audit Wales)

Verity Winn (Audit Wales)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2. The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1   Letter from Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

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2.2   Response from Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chairs of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

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2.3   Letter from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to the Chair with an update on recommendations 8 and 10 Scrutiny of Accounts: The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales 2022-23

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2.4   Letter from Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Energy and Transport - Welsh Government regarding the Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund

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2.5   Letter from Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government regarding  Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2023-24

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2.6   Response from Dr Tracey Cooper, Public Health Wales to the Chair regarding Cancer Services in Wales

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3       Cancer Services in Wales: evidence session with the Welsh Government

3.1 Apologies were received from Judith Paget, Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive.

3.2 The Committee received evidence from Welsh Government representatives.

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4       Cancer Services in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government (continued)

4.1 The Committee continued its evidence session with Welsh Government representatives.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Cancer Services in Wales: consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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